Easy Bread Pudding flavoured with Liquid Stevia

Bread Pudding has got to be one of those classic dishes that everyone has had at some point or the other – am I right? I recently saw a picture my niece (no agist comments please) had posted of a luscious divine bread pudding my cousin had made and mannnnnnn… you get the picture. But with birthday season (it’s a thing in this house) upon us and Christmas fast approaching the indulgence factor had to be dialed down and so I whipped up with this Bread Pudding with Liquid Stevia that hit the spot without putting me into a food coma!

It comes together in minutes which is always a plus and since I use coconut sugar and Scintillating Cinnamon Flavorall to flavour it it will make for a guilt free breakfast for my little girl who was negotiating the number of pieces I actually “need” for pictures with me. Perhaps if they are extra good I will put a scoop of fro yo on top and call it dessert!

Now let’s talk sweeteners shall we? As you all may now I am not the kind of person to scoff at desserts – far far from it in fact, just ask my former skinny jeans. What I have become more aware of – especially as a mom – is the sugar creep, the extra treat that becomes more frequent, the cereal that you caved on, the desserts you can’t help but bake because it is cold outside.

If I am going to keep up with these shenanigans then I need to rebalance how I cook/bake and I really like the idea of using alternatives to white sugar when I can. Coconut sugar is one such substitute that I am fond of, but it does taste far less sweet than white or brown sugar. Having a bottle of cinnamon flavored flavorall on hand was a wonderful way to add cinnamon flavour to the dish and a good amount of sweetness as well. I used Greeniche brand liquid stevia for this recipe and was quite pleased with how it turned out! Since Greeniche Flavorall is made from Stevia and is plant based I can feel good about including it in my family’s diet as well!

It doesn’t hurt that the Bread Pudding with Liquid Stevia had my daughter and MILs stamp of approval as well!